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Chapter 18 15 A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and
the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, 16 A man’s gift enlargeth his way, and maketh
seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to him room before princes.
reproach. 17 The just is first accuser of himself: his
2 A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: friend cometh, and shall search him.
unless thou say those things which are in his 18 The lot suppresseth contentions, and de-
heart. termineth even between the mighty.
3 The wicked man, when he is come into the 19 A brother that is helped by his brother,
depths of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and is like a strong city: and judgments are like the
reproach follow him. bars of cities.
4 Words from the mouth of a man are as deep 20 Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly
water: and the fountain of wisdom is an over- be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill
flowing stream. him.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the 21 Death and life are in the power of the
wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits
6 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: thereof.
and his mouth provoketh quarrels. 22 He that hath found a good wife, hath found
7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from
his lips are the ruin of his soul. the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife,
driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth
8 The words of the double tongued are as if
they were harmless: and they reach even to the an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the 23 The poor will speak with supplications,
slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be and the rich will speak roughly.
hungry. 24 A man amiable in society, shall be more
9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the friendly than a brother.
brother of him that wasteth his own works.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: Chapter 19
the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
11 The substance of the rich man is the city Better is the poor man, that walketh in his sim-
of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing plicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his
him about. lips and unwise.
12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is 2 Where there is no knowledge of the soul,
exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. there is no good: and he that is hasty with his
13 He that answereth before he heareth, feet shall stumble.
sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of con- 3 The folly of a man supplanteth his steps:
fusion. and he fretteth in his mind against God.
14 The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: 4 Riches make many friends: but from the
but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear? poor man, even they whom he had, depart.